(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Josef Gerstmann
Born: 22 Jul 1886 in Dzieditz, District Bielitz
Died: 16 Mar 1963 in Klagenfurt
Promotions:
Kadett-Offiziers-Stellvertreter (18 Aug 1905); Leutnant (01 May 1907); Oberleutnant (01 May 1912); Hauptmann (01 Jul 1915); Major (Titel) (01 Jan 1921); Stabs-Hauptmann (01 Mar 1923); Major (01 May 1924); Oberstleutnant (25 Aug 1933); Oberst (20 Apr 1939); Generalmajor (15 May 1944)
Career:
Entered Austrian Army Service (18 Aug 1905)
Passed Out the Cadet-Corps as Kadett-Offiziers-Stellvertreter in the 10th Infantry-Regiment (18 Aug 1905-01 Apr 1907)
Transferred into the 15th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Apr 1907-01 May 1910)
Transferred into the 4th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 May 1910-01 Feb 1913)
Regiments-Adjutant of the 4th Landwehr-Infantry-Regiment (01 Feb 1913-21 Nov 1918)
Assigned to the 1st Volkswehr-Battalion (21 Nov 1918-25 Jun 1920)
Transferred into the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (25 Jun 1920-10 Jan 1921)
Commander of the 6th Company of the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (10 Jan 1921-15 Dec 1923)
Detached as Commander of an Independant Detachment with the Border-Patrol (15 Dec 1923-01 Feb 1930)
Detached to MG-Course in the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (07 Jan 1926-29 Apr 1926)
Officer with Special Duties with the Staff of the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Feb 1930-01 Mar 1932)
Commander of the I. Battalion of the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (01 Mar 1932-08 Sep 1933)
Transferred into the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (08 Sep 1933-11 Nov 1933)
Transferred into the Staff of the 11th Alpine-Jäger-Regiment (11 Nov 1933-01 Aug 1935)
Assigned Officer with the Staff of the 7th Infantry-Regiment (01 Aug 1935-01 Jun 1937)
Transferred to the Staff of the 7th Division-Command (01 Jun 1937-24 Mar 1938)
Transferred into the German Army (15 Mar 1938)
Delegated with the Leadership of the 7th Austrian Infantry-Regiment (24 Mar 1938-01 Aug 1938)
Transferred to the Staff of the 137th Mountain-Jäger-Regiment (01 Aug 1938-26 Aug 1939)
Commander of the 2nd Mountain-Replacement-Regiment (26 Aug 1939-12 Feb 1940)
Commander of the 628th Infantry-Regiment (12 Feb 1940-25 Oct 1940)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Mourmelon (25 Oct 1940-20 Nov 1940)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Suippes (20 Nov 1940-15 Nov 1943)
Detached to the Staff of the Command-Office of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Sieradz (15 Nov 1943-01 Dec 1943)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Sieradz (01 Dec 1943-1944)
Commandant of the Troop-Exercise-Grounds Châlons-sur-Marne (1944-00 Aug 1944)
In Captivity (00 Aug 1944-1946)
Released (1946)

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